Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A31, having an 82.7 score against 81.3. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy A31 has Android 10 version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a bit lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A31, even though it was released many years before.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy A31 features superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy A31 counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations and a way bigger sensor.
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